Ouc Bonuses

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

December 6, 1991

SHUCKS! IT'S true that Orlando Utilities Commission employees work hard and deserve that big bonus. Why worry about spending $2 million for bonuses when the rest of us are feeling the pinch of a real recession? After all, they collected big light and water bills all year, so they have lots of cash.

Am I angry about OUC's rate increase and this great big bonus, too? You bet I am. Angry enough to ask you to keep reminding OUC's customers about this. Also, OUC customarily pays half of its profits to the city of Orlando in lieu of taxes. Is this bonus designed to reduce profit, to reduce payment in lieu of taxes?

Whatever the motive for the bonus, the customers of OUC are being ripped off.